The SPUR Planning and Architecture Council (SPAC) is composed of SPUR business members from planning, architecture and design firms. This group meets quarterly and brings together firms for relevant and timely policy conversations.

Membership in SPAC is open to all planning, architecture and design firms supporting SPUR at our standard business membership levels.

If you are interested in joining, please email [email protected] for more information.

Co-Chairs

• Eri Suzuki, Senior Associate, SITELAB urban studio
• Jeffrey Till, Principal Architect, Design Studio Till

Upcoming Events

April 2, 2025: SPAC Spring 2025: Treasure Island Development: Site Tour & Isle House Preview

Tour highlights:

• Meet at Bldg 1, Treasure Island Museum - exhibit space (restrooms available)
• 15 minutes of briefing about the planning context, history of the project
• 15 minutes TIDG Shuttle ride up to Panorama Park (on the hilltop)
• 30 minutes walk down through Buckeye Grove (stormwater park), and Port of Trade Winds Park towards Isle House Project
• 45 minutes tour of Isle House Project
• 5 minutes Walk back and see in-progress waterfront park

Speakers:

• Charles Shin / Managing Director, Treasure Island Development Group (TIDG)
• Kevin Conger / Partner, CMG Landscape Architecture
• Pedram Farashbandi, AIA / Principal, David Baker Architects

Select Past Events

• January 14, 2025: Tour of Block 9A in Mission Bay with Mithun and YA Studio
  • Anne Torney, Partner, Mithun
  • Charmaine Curtis, Founder, Curtis Development
  • Michael Simmons, Founder, Michael Simmons Property Development, Inc. (MSPDI)
  • Paul Wang, Associate Principal, YA Studio
• November 2024: Tour of TNDC Electrification Project
  • Tenderloin Neighborhood Neighborhood Development Corporation (TNDC)
• March 2024: SPAC Social at Gensler
• November 2023: Denser and Greener Program
  • Kate Randolph, Global Sustainability Partner Lead, Google
  • Eri Suzuki, Associate Principal, SITELAB urban studio
  • Erica Spotswood, Director of Science and Senior Ecologist, Second Nature Ecology + Design -
  • Woody Hanson, Associate Principal, SITELAB urban studio
• June 2023: Ashby BART Station Planning and Development
  • Alisa Shen, Principal Planner, City of Berkeley
  • Deb Castles, Principal Property Development Officer, BART
  • Erika Pinto, San José Planning Policy Manager, SPUR
• September 2022: Downtown Oakland Specific Plan
  • Lynette Dias, President and Founder, Urban Planning Partners Inc.
  • Greg Pasquali, Vice President of Development, Carmel Partners